This holiday season, some of the people collecting for the Salvation Army may not be who you'd expect.

"I'm still out and still doing what I can," said 87-year-old Eleanor Rese.

She is at the red kettle every Friday for about two hours, despite how painful it may be for her.

"I have a sciatic nerve that is giving me problems, but I'm still doing it. I'm not going to let it beat me down," Rese said.

Rese said she and other seniors from the Woods of Cedar Run, a retirement community in Camp Hill, are staffing red kettles as part of a competition to raise as much money as possible.

For some, it is more than a competition.

"I'm just happy I can get up out of bed," Rese said.

Every dollar that goes into the bucket goes to help with providing food and gifts for 3,000 children around the Capital Area Region this Christmas.

"To see somebody that doesn't have this is going to help them," Rese said.

This is the second year they have raised money for the Red Kettle Campaign. Last year they raised $55,000 and already this year they've gotten almost $2,000. They are hoping to raise $60,000 this year.

"The more we can get in, the more we can help," Rese said.

As long as she is able to help, Rese said she doesn't plan on retiring any time soon.

If you would like to donate to the Salvation Army, the Red Kettle Campaign will be staffed until the week after Christmas.

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